This raises a key question: How much do attitudes about gender and women affect attitudes toward Donald Trump? The impact of sexism on Trump support predates the famous tapeIn June 2016, we conducted a nationally representative survey of 700 U.S. citizens. We found that sexism was strongly and significantly correlated with support for Trump, even after accounting for party identification, ideology, authoritarianism and ethnocentrism. This is exactly what our research shows regarding sexism and support for Trump. Among respondents who were primed to feel afraid, the impact of sexism on support for Trump was smaller, compared with respondents primed to feel angry or relaxed.

Source: Washington Post October 23, 2016 12:56 UTC